 | Joseph Addison - 1733 - 94 pages
...good. When Vice prevails, and impious Men bear Sway, The Poft of Honour is a private Station. Por. I hope, my Father does not recommend A Life to Portius, that he fcorns himfclf. Gato. Farewel, my Friends! if there be any of you Who dare not truft the Victor's Clemency,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 368 pages
...When vice prevails, and impious men bear fwajc, . The poft of honour is a private ftation. PORTIU S. ^ I hope, my father does not recommend A life to Portius, that he fcorns himfelf. CAT O. Farewell, my friends ! if there be any of you That dares not truft the viftor's... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear fway, The poft of honour is a private ftation. PORTIUS. I hope, my father does not recommend A life to Portius, that he fcorns himfelf. CATO. Farewell, my friends ! if there be any of you That dares not truft the viftor's... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...DAW his room supply'd. This bird, says he, for bus'ness fit, Hath both sagacity and wit. *...... When impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. AdtStm. VOL. II. C With all his turns, and shifts, and tricks, He's docile, and at nothing sticks :... | |
 | Nicholas Rowe - 1797 - 452 pages
...7* CATo. AS f . j When vice prevail*, and impious men bear sway, ' The post of honour is a privat* station. Par. I hope my father does not recommend...friends ! If there be any of you Who dare not trust the victor's clemency, Know there are ships prepar'd by my command (Their sails already opening to the... | |
 | 1797 - 462 pages
...were bless'd In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice...bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Per. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Goto. Farewell,... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...were bless'd In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice...bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | Parliament proc - 1802 - 598 pages
...administration, by repeating a passage^ extremely applicable to them> from the tragedy ofCatoi ™ When vice prevails), and impious 'men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station." The House resolved itself into a committee on the enquiry into the management of Greenwich Hospital.... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...national complaint: it is a question between the member and his constituents. — — — — " When impious men bear sway, " The post of honour is a private station." The address to the electors of Westminster is not merely a very beautiful composition, but is one of... | |
 | 1804 - 516 pages
...good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway. The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius,...friends ! If there be any of you, Who dare not trust the victor's clemency, Know there are ships prepared by my command (Their sails already opening to the... | |
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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. 
